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We celebrated 16 years of marriage on September 4th but we postponed our anniversary present until October 17th for a very good reason. You see my all time favorite singer/composer/rock star, Rob Thomas, was coming to Reno. Yeah. I know, imagine my joy upon reading this information on his blog. But, Ken did something special. […]
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Alex is on a soccer team that he helped name – The Anacondas. They have a pretty even record this year and his skills continue to improve. There he is in the bottom row, second from the left. He’s squinting against the wind and the sun. The best part of watching Alex play these last […]
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September has been quite a month. All three kids are now back in the swing of school. And our rhythm of extra curricular activities started as well. So I was a little busy. I apologize for the lack of posts. I’m also helping out on the Mundie Moms’ and Page Turner’s blogs. Check them out. […]
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One random Saturday, Ken took the kids and their bikes to our closest shopping center. They were having one of those Sidewalk Saturday Sales and were advertising fun things to do with kids. Being a great hubs and daddy, he sent these pics from his iPhone. And I emailed him back – “Nice to have […]
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This year’s Great Reno Balloon Race was it’s usual colorful cacophony of visual goodness. We woke up at 3:30 am in time for Dawn Patrol and yes, it was worth it. The heated balloons against the cold, black sky were incredible. Yes, that is the moon above the lit balloon. It was very very early […]
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A few weekends ago, Ken and Alex went off on yet another camping trip. This time it was just the Cub Scouts in Alex’s Den. And it was only an overnight trip. To a gorgeous campground right on Lake Tahoe. I mean even a sunrise can look good there right?? The obligatory s’mores. And frolicking […]
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I’ve blogged about our appreciation for the Biggest Little City in the World before, but we do love living here in Reno. And we do love certain events that happen during the summer – like Hot August Nights.What’s better than watching classic cars cruising by on a hot summer evening? Well, except this was an […]